HomeMy Public PortalAbout1995-10 Village Council Rules of OrderRESOLUTION NO. 95-10
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RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE,
FLORIDA ADOPTING SPECIAL RULES OF ORDER FOR
MEETINGS OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL; PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE
OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the Village Council hereby adopts the
following rules of procedure in order to complete the business on
the agenda in a timely and constructive manner:
A. The Mayor and Councilmembers' reports should be
heard early on in the agenda, prior to other
business that might consume much of the time in the
earlier part of the meeting.
B. Approval of the minutes should be dispensed with by
consent, with the Mayor announcing "if there are no
objections, the minutes will be approved as
submitted."
C. Rules of Order - special rules:
1. Motions should be clear and concise, perhaps
written and given to the Clerk for accuracy
and clarification for Council when voting.
2. Motions should be seconded prior to any
discussion on the motion.
3. The Mayor should call on the maker of the
motion, once seconded, for elaboration (if
any) prior to calling upon any other member of
Council or the public.
4. Voice votes should be used (Those in favor
signify by saying "Yes", those opposed say
"No") unless a "Roll -Call" vote is requested
by any member.
5. Roll -Call votes should be called on a rotation
basis starting from one side of the table to
the other, each subsequent vote will be called
starting with the next member from the first
member called (i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; then
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1; then 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1, 2,
etc.). The Mayor should not always be the
last to vote.
Section 2. This Resolution shall become effective immediately
upon its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
ATTEST:
Guido H. IrIguanzo, Jr., CMC
Village Clerk
llth day of April
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
Richard Jay Weiss, Village Attorney
, 1995.